James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

American actor (1931–2024)

James Earl Jones was an American actor. A pioneer for Black actors in the entertainment industry, he was acclaimed for his performances on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985 and was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1992, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2009, and the Academy Honorary Award in 2011.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 8 films (1963–1989) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 32 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1989 Field of dreams SWANK 106 mi 16mm Color sound
1976 Deadly Hero Ivan Nagy
1976 Swashbuckler Universal Pictures 101 min Color sound
1976 The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings John Badham
1974 Claudine. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. 3125 16mm Color sound
1971 The Man. ABC Circle Films 3300 16mm silent
1970 The Great White Hope Lawrence Turman Films 104 min Color sound
1963 Dr. Strangelove, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb Films Incorporated 93 16mm B&W sound